Seigo Yuri Akui defends WBA flyweight belt this weekend

Source: WBA

09/10/2024

Seigo Yuri Akui defends WBA flyweight belt this weekend

Japan's Seigo Yuri Akui will make another defense of his WBA flyweight belt this Sunday against Thananchai Charunphak of Thailand at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan. On the same show, Takuma Inoue will face undefeated Seiya Tsutsumi in defense of WBA bantamweight championship. Share this:Akui will be in the ring for his second defense of his crown and wants to impress his home crowd against an opponent with a great record. Akui won his belt on January 23rd when he defeated Ukrainian Artem Dalakian by unanimous decision. He defended it for the first time against fellow Japanese Taku Kuwahara with another decision win on May 6th. Charunphak has made most of his career in his native country and has worked his way up to this opportunity. In his most recent fight on August 12th, he made his debut in Japan and shocked undefeated Kento Hatanaka, whom he defeated by majority decision. Akui has a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and 11 knockouts, while Charunphak has 25 wins, 1 loss and 15 knockouts. The one loss came in Charunphak's second pro fight, a four-round decision loss.